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ann curry, richard engel and lester holt. thank you all. we'll have much more of their reporting on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. when our broadcast continues, emergency landings, loose seats, late flights. what's going on at american airlines these days? >>> and later a woman making a difference for young girls who don't have another home to go home to. tom costello. >> reporter: more trouble for american airlines. first, a boston to miami flight had to make an emergency landing sunday after several rows of seats came loose. the airline says new seats had been installed and the track may have been defective, forcing the pilots to radio in an emergency. >> during climbout, rows, passenger seats rows 12 "d," "e" and "f" came loose out of the floor. passengers are unable to sit in that seat. >> reporter: then today more seats came loose on a new york to miami flight that had to turn back. the airline is now proactively inspecting six more 757s. yet another black eye as the bankrupt airlines on-time arrival numbers plunging from 82%
ann curry, richard engel and lester holt. thank you all. we'll have much more of their reporting on our website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. when our broadcast continues, emergency landings, loose seats, late flights. what's going on at american airlines these days? >>> and later a woman making a difference for young girls who don't have another home to go home to. tom costello. >> reporter: more trouble for american airlines. first, a boston to miami flight had to make an...
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thank god richard engel and the crew get out. >>jonathan: we observed that blackout at nbc request but a terrifying request for him and his colleagues. imagine this: 15 gunmen all wearing ski masked ambushed them and moved them constantly blind folded and hooded from safe house to safe house. they never knew where they were and then the mock executions. imagine the terror of that. you are hooded. they ask which you is going do die. first you refuse to give an answer. and you simply hear a rifle being fired. not surprisingly, engel and the others all say they simply want to put the experience behind them. >> the last five days were very difficult. we very happy to be out. we are very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help. the last five days are days we would rather forget. >>jonathan: as we know from talking to other whose have been through similar spents, forgetting is a very difficult thing to do. >>shepard: he has been an outstanding count, and a great guy, too. >> anot
thank god richard engel and the crew get out. >>jonathan: we observed that blackout at nbc request but a terrifying request for him and his colleagues. imagine this: 15 gunmen all wearing ski masked ambushed them and moved them constantly blind folded and hooded from safe house to safe house. they never knew where they were and then the mock executions. imagine the terror of that. you are hooded. they ask which you is going do die. first you refuse to give an answer. and you simply hear a...
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richard engel joins us. plus mitt romney wanders into a washington convenient store. >> i went to a place today called washington. ever been there? we went to washingtons. >> we've all been to washington. the rest of the story later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. president obama touched down in mexico last night for the start of the g-20 summit where he's expected to ufrnlg european leaders to focus on pro growth policies over austerity. this comes after stocks opened strong on the news that greece's pro bailout party claimed victory in the parliamentary elections. european union leaders are breathe ag collective sigh of relief as the conservative new democracy party took in narrow party over the anti-austerity left meaning greece will remain a member of the union at least for the time being. here with us to break it down, steve sedgwick live in athens. steve, good morning. it's good to see you. explain to us what exactly yesterday's outcome means.
richard engel joins us. plus mitt romney wanders into a washington convenient store. >> i went to a place today called washington. ever been there? we went to washingtons. >> we've all been to washington. the rest of the story later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. president obama touched down in mexico last night for the start of the g-20 summit where he's expected to ufrnlg european leaders to focus on pro growth...
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>> reporter: jenna we'll start with richard engel is out of captivity. he was held by a pro-government militia. evidently taken at gunpoint what they thought was rebel-held territory. blindfolded. went through mock executions while in captivity. during that time they were moved from safe house to safe house. they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was rebel check point they happened upon. that is where the firefight happened that eventually freed engel. everyone got out of the van. he said they need help. the rebels got them inside of turkey inside the safe zone. five days of captivity. not every story inside syria with journalists end up this way. five journalists are killed. one american missing inside of syria as the situation continues to deteriorate. the latest video coming out of syria shows the momentum may have flipped. used to be the government hunting the rebels. now it is the rebels hunting the government.
>> reporter: jenna we'll start with richard engel is out of captivity. he was held by a pro-government militia. evidently taken at gunpoint what they thought was rebel-held territory. blindfolded. went through mock executions while in captivity. during that time they were moved from safe house to safe house. they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was...
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richard engel back in cairo for us, starting us off. richard, thanks. and all of this, as we said, is making for anxious viewing in washington. the u.s. has a lot on the line here. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in our d.c. newsroom. and andrea, let's go through the exposure for the united states. >> well, this is very messy. and what officials are saying is, democracy is messy. look at what happened. they will not say this publicly, they're not going to declare a victor until it is declared in egypt. they believe also that the muslim brotherhood, that mohammed morsi, did win this election. and they are warning the military publicly and privately do not steal this election. they are very worried, though, that the military is going to try to steal back power. the only leverage they have is money, a lot of it, 1.3 billion, which is now in a federal reserve account. it will be dolled out only if the military does cede power to whoever really wins this, and u.s. officials think it is the muslim brotherhood, which presents other p
richard engel back in cairo for us, starting us off. richard, thanks. and all of this, as we said, is making for anxious viewing in washington. the u.s. has a lot on the line here. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in our d.c. newsroom. and andrea, let's go through the exposure for the united states. >> well, this is very messy. and what officials are saying is, democracy is messy. look at what happened. they will not say this publicly, they're not going to...
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richard engel, nbc news, cairo. >>> rodney king has died. the man whose videotape beating in 1991 by members of the l.a. police department sparked nationwide debate drowned in a swimming pool yesterday. >>> record any king, who became the center of a heated national discussion on police brutality and race in the early 1990s has died. >> preliminarily it appears to be accidental. >> reporter: king was found by his fiancee in a swimming pool at his home in california. >> officers went into the pool and removed mr. king. he was found to be unresponsive. >> reporter: king was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. in 1991 video emerged of lapd officers beating king following a high-speed chase. four officers were charged with assault. >> not guilty -- >> reporter: their acquittal a year later rocked los angeles and led to one of the most destructive riots in u.s. history. the violence lasted three days, killed 55 people and left large parts of los angeles ablaze. >> can we all get along? >> reporter: those five words are
richard engel, nbc news, cairo. >>> rodney king has died. the man whose videotape beating in 1991 by members of the l.a. police department sparked nationwide debate drowned in a swimming pool yesterday. >>> record any king, who became the center of a heated national discussion on police brutality and race in the early 1990s has died. >> preliminarily it appears to be accidental. >> reporter: king was found by his fiancee in a swimming pool at his home in...
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embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two. the other, glen doherty, from winchester, massachusetts, also remembered by his family and friends today for his spirit. nbc's katy tur has more. >> reporter: a former navy seal, 42-year-old glenn doherty was working in libya as a private security contractor when the group of militants stormed the complex. today at his mother's home in woburn, a stream of mourners filed in all day. doherty's sister, kate quigley, offered a statement about her brother. >> glenn lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was there brother, as well. >> reporter: before being a p
embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two....
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live in cairo. richard, help us sort through the results of that election. what do they mean? >> reporter: well, they mean a great deal. according to egyptian state media, nearly all the votes have been counted and they do appear to show that the muslim brotherhood's candidate, mohammed morsi will be the next president of this country. the final counting hasn't been announced. according to state media, about 97% of the votes are in. they show 52% of those votes went to mohammed morsi. that would be radical change for this country, the first time the muslim brotherhood has ever held power in egypt, the biggest country in the arab world. they want to impose islamic law. it is openly hostile to israel, no friend to the united states, although it has been trying to appeal to u.s. lawmakers and the white house with different delegations. that's on the muslim brotherhood front. the military here is clearly nervous about a muslim brotherhood victory. that's why in the late hours last night, just as it seem
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live in cairo. richard, help us sort through the results of that election. what do they mean? >> reporter: well, they mean a great deal. according to egyptian state media, nearly all the votes have been counted and they do appear to show that the muslim brotherhood's candidate, mohammed morsi will be the next president of this country. the final counting hasn't been announced. according to state media, about 97% of the votes are in. they...
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richard engel joins us. plus mitt romney wanders into a washington convenient store. >> i went to a place today called washington. ever been there? we went to washingtons. >> we've all been to washington. the rest of the story later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in
richard engel joins us. plus mitt romney wanders into a washington convenient store. >> i went to a place today called washington. ever been there? we went to washingtons. >> we've all been to washington. the rest of the story later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in
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turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his bounds. >> so to those who are saying congress should be the one to fix this? absolutely. for those who say we should do this in a bipartisan fashion? absolutely. my door has been open for three and a half years. they know where to find me. >> mitt romney addressed the same group yesterday and accused the president of pandering to latino voters with the deportation move. of course, latinos are one of the key constituencies that could ultimately decide who wins the white house. tonight we begin a series of reports in the most fiercely contested battleground states zeroing in on the decision makers. and the issues tha
turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his...
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richard engel just back from a week in syria. tonight his exclusive report. what he found that the rest of the world hasn't seen yet. >>> road to retirement. 87 years old and living on her own. how technology is revolutionizing life for older americans and for those who worry about them. >>> and split decision. just like that it's over. what we're learning about the sudden end of a high profile, big name hollywood marriage. sudden end of a high profile, big name hollywood marriage. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the report out just today from the feds, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, reads as follows. the 12 months ending this june were the warmest ever recorded. and to a certain extent that's all you need to know right there. it is hard to over state how hard this summer has already been in terms of weather extremes. and while the miserable and dangerous weather has broken in some parts of the country it's just getting cranked up in others. this most recent heat wave has taken 9
richard engel just back from a week in syria. tonight his exclusive report. what he found that the rest of the world hasn't seen yet. >>> road to retirement. 87 years old and living on her own. how technology is revolutionizing life for older americans and for those who worry about them. >>> and split decision. just like that it's over. what we're learning about the sudden end of a high profile, big name hollywood marriage. sudden end of a high profile, big name hollywood...
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. >> we're joined now live by chief foreign correspondent for nbc news, richard engel. richard, good to see you this morning. is president assad concerned or deterred at all by any of this international pressure? >> i think he is very concerned. and i've been told by diplomatic sources that his regime is starting to wobble. now, that doesn't mean he's losing control entirely. but a kind of civil war is breaking out in the country. fighting is taking on a very sectarian nature between sunnis and shiites. the population in syria is almost like iraq in reverse, you have a sunni majority and a shiite minority that is ruling with an iron hand. and now it is that sunni majority that is leading the opposition. you talked earlier about the town of haffeh. think you're right to talk about that. we're going to hear a lot more about this over the next coming days. this morning, disturbing images were coming out of haffeh. one of those horrible line ups of very small bodies of children wrapped in blankets. people there saying massacres are taking place. >>> haffeh is surrounded, it
. >> we're joined now live by chief foreign correspondent for nbc news, richard engel. richard, good to see you this morning. is president assad concerned or deterred at all by any of this international pressure? >> i think he is very concerned. and i've been told by diplomatic sources that his regime is starting to wobble. now, that doesn't mean he's losing control entirely. but a kind of civil war is breaking out in the country. fighting is taking on a very sectarian nature...
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richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. show. richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> and we here at msnbc are relieved and happy to report that nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew were freed late last night after five days in captivity in syria. engel described the ordeal on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago, in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were proba
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>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the kansas/missouri border. >>> still ahead as we continue on this holiday monday night, skiing out of bounds, swept to their deaths by a powerful avalanche. tonight a survivor tells her story and talks about a new piece of equipment she says saved her life. >>> and later, the american with the right stuff. 50 years ago tonight he showed the world the u.s. was no longer second best in space. >>> it was a deadly weekend for skiers out west. four killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the cascades range and washington state. some experts say this is shaping up to be one of the wo
>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the...
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finally, an unbelievable story about richard engel who apparently got kidnapped in syria. >> they pretended to shoot several times. when you're blind foaled and they fire the gun up in the air it can be very traumatic experience. >> cenk: it's a crazy story. thank god he's all right. tell you all about it on tonight's show. it is go time. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> shame on the n.r.a. >> cenk: those are protestors in front of the n.r.a. headquarters, great to see protests there. they came out with a statement i'll share in a little bit. first i want to show you some of the families in the victims and the different shootings we've had recently. they spoke out today and it was great to hear from them. >> my son mat mcquinn was 27 and he died in the aurora shooting. >> my son alex was killed in the aurora theater shooting, july 20, 2012. >> he was 24 years old my cousin was 26-year-old jonathan killed in the theater. >> our daughter jessica was killed in aurora on july 20 of this year. >> my father was professor of civil engineering at virginia tech and he was killed on april 16, 2007. >> my sister
finally, an unbelievable story about richard engel who apparently got kidnapped in syria. >> they pretended to shoot several times. when you're blind foaled and they fire the gun up in the air it can be very traumatic experience. >> cenk: it's a crazy story. thank god he's all right. tell you all about it on tonight's show. it is go time. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> shame on the n.r.a. >> cenk: those are protestors in front of the n.r.a. headquarters, great to see protests...
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>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by international treaties, that means not breaking egypt's important historic treaty with israel. he also committed to observe women's rights and minorities right, as richard said. and said he plans to be the president of all the people. will he honor those commitments? administration officials say their greatest leverage is, egypt's economy collapsed after the revolution. morsi needs us, they need billions of dollars in u.s. aid and imf loans if his government is going to have any chance of surviving. today, john kerry, who's done a number of delegate missions fo
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by...
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richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. >>> and we here at msnbc are relieved and happy to report that nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew were freed late last night after five days in captivity in syria. engel described the ordeal on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago, in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks. they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned, waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safe houses and interrogation places. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of ps
richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. >>> and we here at msnbc are relieved and happy to report that nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew were freed late last night after five days in captivity in syria. engel described the ordeal on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago, in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving...
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richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozone so when greece voted crisis is averted. antonis samaras and his pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over an opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. the next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. >> political uncertainty on top of financial unce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
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engel, trying to get richard engel back, thanks to you, stephanie and ayman. richard, we heard your reporting about a two-step process. what more can you tell us about the negotiations an the terms each side is trying to negoti e negotiate? >> we have some new information. i'll go through it quickly. israeli drones in the sky which are wreaking havoc with our equipment. what we've been told by negotiators is that israel wants a two-step process. first, for hamas to immediately stop firing rockets in exchange israel will also stop firing. that will be an unconditional cessation of hostilities. then, israel and the palestinians would engage in negotiations over the next two weeks to one month to talk about lifting the siege on gaza, making it easier for palestinians to travel and trade and potentially discussing also stopping future israeli assassinations of militant leaders. hamas doesn't want to proceed this way. they want a one step process, that in exchange for stopping the violence, israel will immediately lift the siege on gaza, allowing palestinians to tr
engel, trying to get richard engel back, thanks to you, stephanie and ayman. richard, we heard your reporting about a two-step process. what more can you tell us about the negotiations an the terms each side is trying to negoti e negotiate? >> we have some new information. i'll go through it quickly. israeli drones in the sky which are wreaking havoc with our equipment. what we've been told by negotiators is that israel wants a two-step process. first, for hamas to immediately stop firing...
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richard engel reports from cairo. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only increased its attacks particularly on the city of homs. while the opinion operations are suspended, there is a chance when obama meets with vladimir putin of russia. this is the first time since putin returned to power he'll be meeting with the u.s. president. it is an opportunity to really push this peace initiative forward and end the deadlock. richard engel, nbc news cairo. >>> president obama's decision to stop deporting some children of illegal immigrants has become an issue on the campaign trail. republicans denounced the order as political, questioning whether it was a ploy to win hispanic votes this f
richard engel reports from cairo. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outrage thad the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission in syria. the u.n. observers claim they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mops inspired by the government and were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n., kofi annan. they're accused of cowardice and says since the syrian government has only...
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here's richard engel describing the moments before their kidnapping on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria about five days ago in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels, and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski machx. they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safehouses and interrogation places. >> well, nbc news has no confirmation of the identity of those kidnappers. richard engel, of course, a veteran correspondent, says he has a good sense of who they were. >> this was a group known as the shabiha. this is a government militia. these are people who are loyal to president bashir al assad. they are shiite. they were talking openly
here's richard engel describing the moments before their kidnapping on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria about five days ago in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels, and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski machx. they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they...
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engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania this afternoon, mitt romney made this bold promise. >> you're right, they're wrong, and we'll win pennsylvania and take the white house. >> reporter: but for that to happen with polls showing him trail
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good...
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nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is stepping up. president obama has signed a top-secret order approving covert cia aid to the rebels coordinated from southern turkey at a command center in adana near the giant u.s.-run nato base at incerlik. >> both the u.s. military and intelligence community could provide signals intelligence support, overhead imagery from satellites or other aircraft, and they can also simply help advise them on military tactics. >> reporter: the rebels also reportedly now have shoulder-mounted missiles. though u.s. officials say not from the u.s. >> we've heard various reports about other nations providing it. we've heard repor
nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is...
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nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more inside north korea. >> reporter: this rocket is poised for launch, north korea says, to carry a satellite into orbit. but u.s. officials worry it could easily be converted into a intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the united states. the standoff comes just as this secretive isolated country allowed outsiders, journalists in for a closer look. in pyongyang we saw up to 100,000 people express devotion to kim jong-il as the giant mural of the departed leader was unveiled. the control of this society was immediately apparent. people stood in rows at attention, applauded on cue and waved pom-poms in a shimmering sea of pink, north korea's vision of a patriotic utopia. this is the first time journalists have been allowed into north korea since kim jong-un came to power and all this political et theater some provocative. >>> in other news, in washington state students are being called heroes for their thick questioning after their school bus driver suffered a medical condition during the morning commute. a seventh grader
nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more inside north korea. >> reporter: this rocket is poised for launch, north korea says, to carry a satellite into orbit. but u.s. officials worry it could easily be converted into a intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the united states. the standoff comes just as this secretive isolated country allowed outsiders, journalists in for a closer look. in pyongyang we saw up to 100,000 people express devotion to kim jong-il as...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has made his way inside syria. he filed this report from the outskirts of syria's largest city aleppo. >> reporter: the people are stuffering, but also showing a tremendous amount of resilience, this house was bombed by mistake, the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. but aside from the damage, and there is extensive damage in this part of syria, just on the outskirts of the city of aleppo, there's also tremendous economic difficulties. the syrian currency is worth about half of what it was when this war started. a loaf of bread costs about -- despite all of that, the rebels are making advances, they are pushing on to president assad's military bases, surrounding his military bases. that's no hope here for a diplomatic solution, the rebels don't want one, they say the only solution they will accept is a military victory. >>> tonight defense officials fell our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski that a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. was killed during the rescue operation of an americ
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has made his way inside syria. he filed this report from the outskirts of syria's largest city aleppo. >> reporter: the people are stuffering, but also showing a tremendous amount of resilience, this house was bombed by mistake, the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. but aside from the damage, and there is extensive damage in this part of syria, just on the outskirts of the city of aleppo, there's also...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tel aviv and our tehran chief ali arouzi is in iran. what is the awareness about the tension, how heavily is it being reported in the press there? >> reporter: well, people are very aware of the tensions here, lester. i mean, it's not being reported that heavily in the press because that's carefully staged managed. but yesterday, iran's supreme leader the final authority in the country gave a live televised sermon during friday prayers but he kept saying that the enemy is at the gate. he has been warning the country and the threats from israel is evidence that the enemy is at the gate. so the country is on high alert. he spoke for an hour and a half about the threats to the country from israel, and how iran would retaliate. there's a very jittery feeling on the streets today and over the past few weeks. >> i'll put the same question to richard about the reaction on the streets there. does it feel like a country on a war footing in fear of attack? >> reporter: it certainly does not. today's obviously a saturday and if you walk around te
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tel aviv and our tehran chief ali arouzi is in iran. what is the awareness about the tension, how heavily is it being reported in the press there? >> reporter: well, people are very aware of the tensions here, lester. i mean, it's not being reported that heavily in the press because that's carefully staged managed. but yesterday, iran's supreme leader the final authority in the country gave a live televised sermon during friday prayers...
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ambassador, he died of smoke inhalation. >> nbc's richard engel reporting from cairo. what do these attacks mean to the oil market? joining us, vice president of middle eastern and south asian affai affairs. thank you for being with us. if you can't see a rally in the price of oil in an almost unprecedented situation like this where you've basically got an oil producing nation murdering a u.s. ambassador, what does that say to you about the price of oil? are the fundamentals just too weak? >> i think essentially what happened today is a continuation of the overall trend within the region? those who are speculating over the price of oil, the psychology is such that they've already factored in that this is a volatile region and will remain volatile for a very long time to come. keep in mind, all of this, even today's attack, comes in the context of the arab spring and the political vacuum that has been created in many of the countries of the middle east. >> in other words, you don't think that oil production's going to be affected at all. >> it depends. if those on the g
ambassador, he died of smoke inhalation. >> nbc's richard engel reporting from cairo. what do these attacks mean to the oil market? joining us, vice president of middle eastern and south asian affai affairs. thank you for being with us. if you can't see a rally in the price of oil in an almost unprecedented situation like this where you've basically got an oil producing nation murdering a u.s. ambassador, what does that say to you about the price of oil? are the fundamentals just too...
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richard engel, thanks so much. we look forward to your reporting tonight. >>> a major diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and pakistan has been resolved, sort of. clearing the way for american convoys, trucks, to resume delivering military supplies to nato troops in afghanistan from a keyboarder crossing in pakistan. joining me now is amna nawaz, direct from islamabad. great to see you back in washington. we have seen some backup along the border and there was a drone strike as well today. bring us up to date, we know we have been watching how this got resolved seven months, it took. how is it playing out on the ground? >> so far after these seven months we know the u.s. spent $100 million a month using alternative routes. it was an expensive route toward this agreement. the routes have been opened, the first few trucks made their way across yesterday. we know that 4,000 trucks are stuck down in karachi, where the containers come in, and are awaiting clearance to make their overland route to the border crossings.
richard engel, thanks so much. we look forward to your reporting tonight. >>> a major diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and pakistan has been resolved, sort of. clearing the way for american convoys, trucks, to resume delivering military supplies to nato troops in afghanistan from a keyboarder crossing in pakistan. joining me now is amna nawaz, direct from islamabad. great to see you back in washington. we have seen some backup along the border and there was a drone strike as well...